Antique Firearms

The technique used to create all of these images is a technique called "Light Painting." It involves opening the camera in total darkness for 30 seconds or so and "painting" the image with light from a small flashlight, lighting only the areas that you wish displayed. It is necessary to be quite cautious about the direction from which the light strikes the target area. It is very time consuming, but the results can be quite beautiful.

Ball, armor piercing incendiary and tracer ammo at $7 each round. Right here is $3,150 worth of noise.

Marlin Ballard No. 5 Pacific model chambered in 38-55 and, based on serial number, probably manufactured around the 1886 timeframe. All numbers on the rifle match. THIS PHOTO NOT FOR SALE.

I got to shoot this behemoth owned by a friend. It shoots a .50 caliber round bigger than my fingers and strong enough to stop a train! Each round of ammo, of you shop very hard, will cost you $7. The scope alone is worth $2,000. This technique is NOT lightpainting.

And it all fits neatly into a waterproof Pelican case, which, appropriately, has wheels on one end.

Remington Model 4 Rolling Block Rifle. Chambered in .22 cal. rimfire, it is the smallest of the Remington rolling blocks and this one is of the more desirable "solid frame" (non-takedown) configuration. Remington made these small "boy's rifles" from 1890 to 1933, and based on "serial number extrapolation", this one was probably manufactured sometime around the 1897 timeframe.

Gas blasting out the side vents, helps to reduce the substantial recoil;.

Marlin Ballard No. 3F Fine Gallery Rifle. Chambered in .22 cal. rimfire, this was the epitome of factory gallery competition rifles in the late 19th century. Although normally of single-trigger configuration, this one came from the factory with double-set triggers, a then very expensive $6.00 special-order option. The barrel on this rifle was drilled and tapped for scope blocks and has a Lyman Super Target Spot telescopic sight installed.

Business end of the expensive Nightforce scope, which will calculate the changes in trajectory when shooting up or down hill.